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Congratulations on attaining your PhD inÌýClinical Psychology and for being nominated for an Iain Wallace Research Medal for outstanding PhD research. With your research and undergraduate areas of study being in Psychology, did you have an inkling of your interest in psychology while still at High School?Ìý I always enjoyed working with people and knew from a young age that I wa ...

It's great to have Mrs Tanya Allen as Carmel's new Business Management teacher (taking both general and ATAR courses) and ATAR Finance and Accounting teacher in Carmel’s HASS Department. Now in her second term at Carmel, we caught up with Tanya to find out how she's settling in.Ìý You’veÌýgot a term under your beltÌýteachingÌýBusinessÌýManagement (both general and ATAR) and ATARÌýFi ...

At our YomÌýHashaohÌýceremonyÌýon Monday 12 April, someÌýYear 10 studentsÌýdramatisedÌýthe life of the poet, fighter and heroine, ChanaÌýSenesh, whoÌýreturned to Hungary in 1944 after making AliyahÌýin order toÌýhelp her family and fellow Jews.ÌýChana’sÌýpoems,Ìýset to haunting music,Ìýwere performed and the audience was moved by the story of her courage and bravery in the face of danger.ÌýÌý ...

In a year when we are unable to travel to Israel, Tali brought Israel to Perth for her Bat mitzvah, with dancing andÌýruachÌýnear the ‘Kotel’ before candle-lighting for Shabbat. Tali’sÌýDvarÌýTorah focused on connections and freedom, two topics close to her heart given her strong connection to friends and family. She said the best part of her celebration was seeing her cousins from ...

As well as always having a kind, radiant smile, Maya is a growing into a mature, responsible and values-driven young lady. A keen basketballer, Maya follows the women’s NBA teams, cheering on their contribution to our sporting world.ÌýÌý Maya is a much-admired big sister who loves playing with her younger siblings and is also a kind and caring friend. Her goals are to work hard ...

When asked what her favourite subject is, Brooke says it’s Art because ‘in art there are no mistakes. Everything you draw can be turned into something beautiful’. And that is her outlook on life – always glass half full of lemonade.Ìý What Brooke loved most about her Bat Mitzvah was the love and support she received from friends and family. AtÌýfirstÌýshe was nervous to say herÌýD ...

Given her natural aptitude and love ofÌýmathsÌýand science, one would be forgiven for thinking that Tali’s world was just full of numbers and scientific theories. But how wrong you would be! Tali is an all-rounder; a talented basketball player, an avid reader, an enthusiastic painter, all performed withÌýa huge smile and oodles of positivity. Tali plans to follow in her parents’ f ...

It takes a lot of skill and determination to juggle full time school with a rigorous tennis regimen, but Jake manages to do it with aplomb! Jake is the perfect combination, calm cool cat on the court and funny, energetic and thoughtful teenager off the court. And while he enjoyed reading John McEnroe’s autobiography, he agrees that smashing rackets when you lose a point is not ...

Although he was so nervous that his legs were shaking, Gil performed superbly for his Bar Mitzvah,ÌýlainingÌýhis Haftorah and leadingÌýmusafÌýlike a pro!Ìý Gil loved learning with Rabbi Dan and says that going toÌýshuleÌýeach week in the year leading up to his Bar Mitzvah was a definite highlight.Ìý Gil enjoys being part of a big family and has fond memories of going to the zoo in Is ...

On Friday 16ÌýApril, all students from YearsÌý7-12 competed in the first annual interhouseÌýcrossÌýcountry event. This was the first time Carmel had run a whole school long distance event of this nature and the students can be proud of their effortsÌýin completing the 3km course. A specialÌýmazal tov toÌýourÌýyear level champion runners, and to Jake R (10 min 25s) and Ailee Mae G (11 m ...